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Interview with Former Bermuda Premier Sir David Gibbons

By Alexander Britell Sir David Gibbons KBE is the former Premier of Bermuda. He led the United Bermuda Party government for 5 years from 1977 to 1982, in addition to having served as finance minister and Member of Parliament. Gibbons […]

U.S. Senator: Haiti’s Political Climate Threatening Reconstruction Efforts

Political bickering is threatening Haiti’s attempts to rebuild from its devastating earthquake last year, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez said yesterday. Menendez, referring to the rejection of President Michel Martelly’s candidate for prime minister, Daniel Rouzier. “I hope that the Haitian […]

Hillary Clinton, in Montego Bay, “Heartened” by U.S.-Jamaica Relationship

Above: Clinton in Guatemala last week (State Department Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended a high-level meeting between foreign ministers and CARICOM yesterday in Montego Bay, where she announced several new U.S. initiatives […]

FIFA Probe: Evidence of $40,000 in Bribes to Caribbean Football Officials

FIFA President Sepp Blatter (Photo: FIFA) A report by FIFA’s ethics committee found that evidence existed to support allegations that Caribbean soccer officials received $40,000 in gifts. The initial allegations saw the suspension, and later resignation, of FIFA vice president […]

Anxiety as Banton Sentencing Nears

Reggae star Buju Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, is set to be sentenced on Thursday in Federal Court on his drug-related conviction from February, and anxiety is growing among those closest to him. “I just hope the judge […]

Editorial: Looking to Latin America

Brazilian air carrier TAM A Caribbean Journal editorial The shortest distance between Trinidad and Venezuela, at the Paria peninsula, is just seven miles. But as the World Bank’s most recent Global Economic Prospects report showed this week, the economic distance […]

Director Chris Browne’s Quest to Bring Jamaican Film to the World

By Alexander Britell Despite a number of landmark films shot in Jamaica, from Dr. No, the first James Bond film (along with several other Bond films) to Legends of the Fall, the domestic Jamaican film industry is very much in […]

Cristina Savescu, World Bank Economist, on Caribbean Growth

By Alexander Britell Earlier this week, the World Bank released a report on growth prospects for Latin America and the Caribbean. That macro region had three distinct areas – Latin America itself, which is in the midst of an economic […]

Caribbean Must Shift Growth Strategy, according to World Bank Report

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean region, like the rest of the developing world, must refocus its strategies from crisis-fighting to structural reforms aimed at growth, according to this month’s Global Economic Prospects report from the World Bank. “Developing […]

Inspirato’s Brian Corbett on Caribbean Travel and the Promise of Anguilla

Sheriva in Anguilla By Alexander Britell Luxury destination club Inspirato was founded in part by brothers Brent and Brad Handler, who also started Exclusive Resorts, the ultra high-end vacation club. The company is now in nine cities in the Americas […]

Director Stevan Riley on his Film “Fire in Babylon” and the Power of Cricket

By Alexander Britell For almost fifteen years beginning in the 1970s, the West Indian cricket team was the best in the world, and perhaps the best side in any sport. In an era of prejudice and racial upheaval, the Windies […]

Working to Preserve Reggae’s Identity

Above: Carlyle McKetty (left) and Sharon Gordon By Alexander Britell For Carlyle McKetty and Sharon Gordon, protecting reggae is a way of life. The world recently marked the 30th anniversary of Bob Marley’s premature death, and in that time, much […]

Jamaica Defence Force Mum on Internal Review of Coke Raid

The Jamaica Defence Force is facing criticism after it is refusing to publicize the results of an internal review that examined its operation in West Kingston last year. “The no-comment is not acceptable,” said Dr Carolyn Gomes, the executive director […]

Plans for $1 Billion in Chinese Funding for Caribbean

Eximbank China’s Export-Import Bank has plans to launch a $1 billion fund to invest in Latin America and the Caribbean, following several years of significant spending in the region. In 2009, China invested $7 billion in the region through private […]

Jamaica Reports Increase in Cruise Ships

There was a nearly double-digit increase in the number of cruise ship arrivals to Jamaica during the winter, according to Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett. “The stage is now set for yet another remarkable year of performance in terms of […]

OBMI’s Tim Peck Talks Scrub Island and Luxury Development

Tim Peck is the chairman of design firm OBMI and is the company’s former CEO for the Caribbean region. OBMI has long been a major player in the region, in master planning, resort design and development consulting. Peck, who makes […]

Jamaica to Tap Chinese Coffee Market

The Jamaican Government is moving to broaden the market of Jamaica’s high-end Blue Mountain Coffee, as the first 16,500 kilogram shipment of Jamaican green bean coffee was sent off on its way to Hangzhou, China. Last year, the Hangzhou Coffee […]

Interview with Damien Cave, the New York Times’ Caribbean Correspondent

Damien Cave covers Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean for the New York Times based out of Mexico City. Cave has told the stories of some of the world’s most challenging events, from the war in Iraq to the earthquake […]

Andrew Humphries on the Four Seasons Nevis Reopening and Caribbean Expansion

After Hurricane Omar hit the island of Nevis and closed the Four Seasons Nevis for over two years in 2008, the resort celebrated its reopening in December 2010, and, more recently, its 20-year anniversary. Caribbean Journal talked to Andrew Humphries, […]

Interview with Beenie Man: Dancehall, Jimmy Cliff and Buju Banton

Anthony Moses Davis a.k.a Beenie Man has been at the forefront of reggae and dancehall music, both in Jamaica and globally, for two decades. His 2000 album, Art & Life, won the Grammy for Best Reggae Album, and the self-proclaimed […]

Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace on Bahamian Tourism, Part 2

By Alexander Britell Earlier this month, we talked to Bahamas Minister of Tourism and Aviation Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace about what trends he had seen in the past few years for Bahamian tourism. We followed up with Minister Vanderpool-Wallace to find out […]

Turks Governor: “Tough Decisions” Ahead

Gordon Wetherell, Governor of Turks and Caicos, said there were “tough decisions” ahead for the territory, as the United Kingdom seeks to execute a financial support package for the archipelago, which saw its constitution suspended in 2009 after a series […]

Protests Continue in Turks and Caicos

Protesters in the Turks and Caicos have not yet relented, continuing their movement for expedited elections in the territory, which saw its self-rule suspended in 2009 after allegations of government corruption. The protesters have refused to dismantle a barricade along […]

Interview with Bahamas Tourism Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace

The Hon. Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace is the Bahamas’ Minister of Tourism and Aviation. After a global financial crisis that hit the tourism industry, and the Caribbean, rather severely, Vanderpool Wallace has moved to bring the Bahamas’ integral tourism sector forward. He […]

CARICOM Mourns Sir Allan Fitzgerald Louisy, Former St. Lucian Prime Minister

By the Caribbean Journal Staff The condolences have poured in from across the region for the loss of Sir Allan Fitzgerald Louisy, who served as Prime Minister of St. Lucia from 1979-1981, along with a five-year stint as the leader […]

Report: Extradition Crisis Damaged Anti-Drug Efforts

By the Caribbean Journal Staff The latest International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) compiled by the U.S. State Department showed Jamaica continuing to be the largest Caribbean supplier of marijuana to America. It also made several indictments of public corruption […]

Sandals Resorts’ Gary Sadler Talks All-Inclusives, Travel Agents and Saint Vincent